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Hi again! everyone! I've mentioned i'm new to the turtle world I'm the proud new mom of two RES turtles. Biggie (4") and Little Houdini (3 1/2"). Looking at pictures and reading about them I'm beginning to think Biggie is male. I'm still not sure about Little. Well I love watching them they are so enjoyable.. and I've noticed some of their antics and behaviors. Where Little is more shy he wont bask when i'm in the room and will hide in his shell when I pick him up. Biggie is a show off and likes to be watched. They will beg all day for food and are funny about it they'll float with their heads out of the water holding their mouths open and splashing the water, lol they're so cute. I feed them once a day its what I was told was routine with last owner. Owners fed them pellets only i'm trying to open up their appetites to other foods, water plants, lettuce, dried shrimps, pellets (every 3 days), I'm trying fruits now and live feeders I love watching them catch their fish!!
Well here's my situation.. (I can talk about them all day!!) I've noticed that Biggie and Little are sometimes aggressive to each other. Sometimes they'll get into staring matches, usually Little Houdini will flutter his claws in Biggie's face.. then Biggie would either do the same or snap at him. When Biggie snaps at him Little will dance around him and keep fluttering his claws at him.. and a few days ago they bit into each others locked and rolled around in the water clawing at each other! O.O will this happen often between them?? They haven't fought again they're back to usual basking together! Following each other in the tank and sleeping on top of the other.. (Hehe this happens when they both want to sleep in the same corner of the tank I've noticed!!) I noticed a battle wound on Biggies right eye i'm not sure if its a claw mark or a jaw mark his eye was swollen for a day.. it's still puffy but its gone down a lot.. he's been ok swimming around, playing and eating.. but I hate to see him hurt.. is there anything I can give him I'm not sure if he feels pain.. he acts normally no different habits I'm just wondering.. thanks for any advise...
Well here's my situation.. (I can talk about them all day!!) I've noticed that Biggie and Little are sometimes aggressive to each other. Sometimes they'll get into staring matches, usually Little Houdini will flutter his claws in Biggie's face.. then Biggie would either do the same or snap at him. When Biggie snaps at him Little will dance around him and keep fluttering his claws at him.. and a few days ago they bit into each others locked and rolled around in the water clawing at each other! O.O will this happen often between them?? They haven't fought again they're back to usual basking together! Following each other in the tank and sleeping on top of the other.. (Hehe this happens when they both want to sleep in the same corner of the tank I've noticed!!) I noticed a battle wound on Biggies right eye i'm not sure if its a claw mark or a jaw mark his eye was swollen for a day.. it's still puffy but its gone down a lot.. he's been ok swimming around, playing and eating.. but I hate to see him hurt.. is there anything I can give him I'm not sure if he feels pain.. he acts normally no different habits I'm just wondering.. thanks for any advise...